There is an ongoing effort to discredit and ultimately dismantle virtually all counterterror initiatives as “Islamophobic.” Who would be the beneficiary if this effort succeeded?
“Imam Loses Appeal of ‘Suspected Terrorist’ Watchlist Challenge,” Bloomberg Law, November 12, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The FBI didn’t violate a Salt Lake City imam’s constitutional rights by putting him on a terrorism watchlist it distributes to airlines and foreign governments, the Tenth Circuit ruled Nov. 12.
Yusuf Awadir Abdi’s lawsuit challenged his placement on the “selectee list,” a subset of the Terrorist Screening Database, which also includes the “no fly” list. The selectee list is a roster of “known or suspected terrorists” that the government also disseminates to banks, gun sellers, car dealers, and others.
Those on the list can fly, but only after “enhanced” screenings that often include secondary security inspections….